2012 - Brazilian GP race - TITLE DECIDER!

Well here it is, the last race of the 2012 season which has been superb so far. Let's hope we'll have another great race with a worthy champion and a nice goodbye for Schumacher.

Qualifying times here;

Will be interesting to see what Grosjean can do - he has to prove himself worthy of a seat for next year. And of course, what can Alonso do? I think he might have wet-weather setup, which is why he was a tad slow today.

Doesn't Vettel also have a slightly wet set-up? I think so, just to play it safe. Anyway didn't Eddie Jordan say he thinks Alonso will take it tomorrow? I doubt it, but that way people will definitely watch it. We can expect some chaos, I hope so.

Doesn't Vettel also have a slightly wet set-up? I think so, just to play it safe. Anyway didn't Eddie Jordan say he thinks Alonso will take it tomorrow? I doubt it, but that way people will definitely watch it. We can expect some chaos, I hope so.

I would imagine he does, like all of them, but there was no doubt only having the 1 high pressure lap there, he would've left a bit on the table... as the gap to Webber showed

Doesn't Vettel also have a slightly wet set-up? I think so, just to play it safe. Anyway didn't Eddie Jordan say he thinks Alonso will take it tomorrow? I doubt it, but that way people will definitely watch it. We can expect some chaos, I hope so.

Marko said they took a wet race into account in their setup. It doesn't make much difference nowadays though.

Weather still hard to predict with 100% certainty but looks like it could be a 2008 type affair, showers but potentially long spells between them. Could be a wet-dry race which i would love, all about being on the right tyre at the right time and the driver making the difference in tricky conditions. Touch wood thats the case!

Weather still hard to predict with 100% certainty but looks like it could be a 2008 type affair, showers but potentially long spells between them. Could be a wet-dry race which i would love, all about being on the right tyre at the right time and the driver making the difference in tricky conditions. Touch wood thats the case!

Beaten to it!

I think 'wet to dry' isn't all that difficult. One guy takes the biggest risk and he may fail (track is still too wet for slicks), or he might put some good laptimes in, and then the whole field will simply change tyres.

Varying conditions have my preference dry with short spells of heavy rain, so some people may stay out on slicks (with huge risks/gains).

Guys, Fernando doesn't really, really need that much to win the WDC... If he's leading, all Alonso needs is the two Mcs, and Massa or Webber in between, that's it. I know, Webber would give the position to Vettel, but everyone keeps thinking that Fernando winning is an impossibility with/without rain.

He really just needs to get to 1st and then put some pressure on finger boy and let the race come to him.

Guys, Fernando doesn't really, really need that much... If he's leading, with the two Mcs, and Massa or Webber in between that's it. I know, Webber would give the position to Vettel, but everyone keeps thinking that it's such a far-fetched sequence of events... it really isn't.

Ferrari didnt look too good in Q1 when it was wet so he might not be leading

Guys, Fernando doesn't really, really need that much... If he's leading, with the two Mcs, and Massa or Webber in between that's it. I know, Webber would give the position to Vettel, but everyone keeps thinking that it's such a far-fetched sequence of events... it really isn't.

Will be an interesting race. I don't buy into the fact that there will be a big difference between those on 'wet setup' and 'dry setup' as Lewis for example was still quick when the track was at its wettest in Q1

Will be an interesting race. I don't buy into the fact that there will be a big difference between those on 'wet setup' and 'dry setup' as Lewis for example was still quick when the track was at its wettest in Q1

Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperf1

#F1 Lots of chat about wet set-up, but top drivers say same thing - it doesn't really exist, they are max downforce here anywayExpand

#F1 Lots of chat about wet set-up, but top drivers say same thing - it doesn't really exist, they are max downforce here anywayExpand

Hmm, my setup in F1 (nearly identical sector times with the real thing) has low downforce Game got it wrong then I suppose ;p but I won over a second back in the final sector on top speed on most online competitors, losing a few tenths in the middle.

I think he was the first on slicks then - he stayed on them longer. For the rest, who eventually went to slicks, there wasn't as much time to get heat in the tyres and used to the track on them.

Yep exactly, Hulk took the risk of going on slicks earlier.

Everyone always forgets that even without his pole winning lap, his previous lap was still fast enough for pole (he set two consecutive laps good enough for pole, the latter was nearly 1 second better showing the advantage of having warmer tyres on an increasingly more grippier circuit).

Scary thought.
In just a few short hours we will be in the dreaded "off season".
You know - where they dont have a race for millenia (or at least decades, or some equally long period of time) and you have to flick back though old magazines, and have endless discussions about when teams willl reveal new cars, and what will happen in preseason testing. Some of us may resort to dusting off some old video tapes. Some of us may not visit this forum for weeks on end.
Its a sad sad time. And so soon.
So soon.